In space, no one can hear you scream. You may have heard this saying. It’s the tagline from the famous 1979 science fiction movie “Alien.” It’s a scary thought, but is it true? The simple answer is ...
Since the 1950s, probes sent into space have been sending back data that reveal eerie sounds from the vastness of the galaxy. Michelle Starr is CNET's science editor, and she hopes to get you as ...
What do you hear when you look into the night sky? If no one had ever seen a movie or television show about space, would we all imagine a different soundtrack in our minds? If there was a way to ...
While we’re all used to marveling at beautiful pictures of space, in recent years NASA has been experimenting with sharing the wonders of space in another way: through sound. With sonifications, data ...
Space is a vacuum – so how can it have sound? In this video, we explore the eerie and fascinating reality of space audio. From plasma waves converted into audible frequencies to the haunting sounds ...
Ah, the sounds of late summer. Pass a pool, and hear the happy yelps of kids splashing around. Sit outside at night, and bask in the soothing buzz of cicadas hidden in the trees. Open the internet, ...
The unfathomable vacuum that is outer space is quiet — to the tune of zero decibels. This is because particles vibrate when sound is present. In near-empty areas of space, there are no (or very few) ...
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Space has a voice after all. The Exoplanets NASA team shared booming content across social media on Sunday that corrects a long-standing misconception: There is no sound in ...
If things on Earth aren't scary enough for you this Halloween, you can listen to scary sounds from space thanks to NASA. The U.S. space agency tweeted that they will host a live listen with a question ...
Space is mostly quiet. Data collected by telescopes is most often turned into silent charts, plots, and images. A “sonification” project led by NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory and NASA’s Universe of ...